MATCH REPORT; Bridgeport 0 Madison 3

Finally, the match report has arrived! Looks like it was a rough and tumble sort of game with some bad tackles aimed at our star players.....but the team rose above it and stuffed Bridgeport to take our rightful spot at the top of the table!

Report By Roniildo

Bridgeport Bruisers Buried by Magic Celtic

It was with considerable trepidation that Celtic headed south to the Bridgeport Seaside early on an exceptionally hot and humid Sunday Morning! With a slew of key players out with injury or business (in Hawaii, which I don’t think really counts as business), we knew at the outset it was going to be a huge challenge to keep the streak intact against the boys from Bridgeport. Hell, it was difficult enough just to reach the field because the police and city had sectioned off the Seaside area playing fields to accommodate the Bridgeport summer fest. After driving around in circles for a while, most of the players and ref eventually showed up and the match got underway half an hour late, and what a match it turned out to be!

Other than Telat, our tour de defense was MIA on Sunday for one reason or another, so we decided on a strategic defensive approach, with Jodingo!!, Tom, El Gato, Brucey and Telat stepping up with massive performances at the back. They completely dominated Bridgeport with outstanding controlled possession football which completely frustrated the Bridgeportonians for the entire match. I think we were inspired or possessed by the Spanish tactics throughout the World Cup, and it was with the clear mind set of keeping possession, and then counter attacking that we set out, and boy did the strategy pay off big time for the green and white hoops.

Our fist goal was a masterpiece engineered from the midfield through slick one-two passing to find Safet who very coolly buried the ball in the back of the net. The Bs were definitely rattled and started to unravel emotionally after the first goal. Tano could have had 2 or 3, with balls rattling off the post and bar, but he finally tapped in for goal #2 after great passing from midfield.

Needless to say the match had no shortage of nasty incidents, as is the norm against Bridgeport. After the second went in, they really brought out the rough stuff, just like the Dutch on Sunday. Win by fear and intimidation I believe is their motto. Anyway, we were having none of it, and the Celts did really well to remain cool after many harsh and reckless challenges from Mr. English and Co. Although on second thoughts, I’m not sure that Tano punching their goalie in retaliation after he had vindictively kicked Tano in the head five seconds after the ball was gone can reasonably be described as cool calm and collected, but you get the general idea. In the last few minutes, following excellent possession down the right flank, Telat earned a corner, which he whipped over to the back post to the waiting Jorge who leapt and headed an absolute corker beyond the helpless keeper to make it three nil Celtic.

All in all a fabulous, and well deserved result. Everyone played a great strategic game, and it was eerily quiet on our side, which is one reason in my mind why we did so well. Communication was outstanding, and the only yells from our lads were when Safet, Tano and then Jorge hit the back of the net.

MAN OF THE MATCH; Almost impossible to single out the MOM, but I have to, so this week’s honor goes to Brucey for his great play and bravery and producing yet another shut out…..great stuff boys